As the semester comes to a close, it is now time for final exams on the UIndy campus. As part of my psychology course and our final exam, we have to choose a person we have read about or learned about throughout the semester. The person I choose to do a brief biography of and his contributions to psychology is a gentleman named Philip Zimbardo. The main reason I chose to write about Zimbardo is his Stanford prison simulation experiment. This experiment not only shocked me but really fascinated me as I read it. First let's start from the beginning, which is when and where Zimbardo was born. Zimbardo was born on March 23, 1993 in the Bronx in New York City, NY. Zimbardo was from a Sicilian family. He grew up in his hometown of the Bronx. Zimbardo was the first to go to college. He completed his bachelor's degree with triple majors in psychology, sociology, and anthropology at Brooklyn College in 1954. After this completion he completed his master's degree in 1955 and a Ph.D. in 1959 in Psychology from Yale University. After completing school he began teaching at Yale University only for the short period from 1959 to 1960. Then from 1960 to 1967 he became a professor of psychology at New York University. Later, after teaching at New York University, he moved to Columbia University from 1967 to 1968, then joined Stanford University in 1968. Zimbardo contributed significantly to psychology. One of the most important ways he contributed was by doing an experiment called the Stanford Prison Simulation. He and his colleagues initiated this simulation to “investigate why prisons tend to become violent, abusive and degrading environments” (Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo, 1973; Zimbardo, Haney, & Banks, 1973). “Zimbardo wan... middle of paper... suits. These clinics and institutes are set up in different places, but are aimed at helping students or people come out of their “shell”. Zimbardo is interested in helping people free themselves and helping them enjoy life more by not being so closed off and shy. Zimbardo has continued to do many studies, experiments and role-playing game simulations to this day. Zimbardo is still teaching and studying at Stanford University at the age of 81. Works CitedCherry, Kendra. "Biography of Filippo Zimbardo". About.com Psychology. Np, nd Web. April 27, 2014. Fail, Amy. "Filippo Zimbardo." History of psychology. Munskingum College, n.d. Web. April 28, 2014. .Weinten, Wayne. Psychology: themes and variations. 9th ed. Belmont: The Hague, 2011. Print.